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uk.telecom.broadband (UK broadband)(uk.telecom.broadband) Discussion of broadband services, technology and equipment as provided in the UK. Discussions of specific services based on ADSL, cable modems or other broadband technology are also on-topic. Advertising is not allowed.

On Sunday, 10 December 2017 23:06:48 UTC, Paul Cummins wrote:
In article , (7)
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The results are usually better than 0.01db loss.
Not possible... you cannot measure luminosity loss in dB.
Well I suppose you could measure it in magnitude, but dB seems sensible to me.

On the BBC News website, the hotel seems to want BT or other broadband
users to subsidise his hotel.
I don't see any mention of other broadband suppliers rushing to connect
them for a lower price, it is always BT that gets blamed.
Perhaps Mr. 7 can connect them via fibre.

I've been offered an interesting deal to move to fibre from ADSL -
essentially it's cheaper than I'm paying now.
I currently have a TP-link archer router, which I'd like to keep. I
realise the router part is incompatible with VDSL, but can I piggyback
the TP-link onto the plusnet VDSL router and keep using it?

We are in the happy position of being fairly close to a new FTTC
cabinet even though we're out in the wilds of rural suffolk.
Currently I'm on the 'standard' PlusNet fibre deal which gives me
40Mb/s download and (recently upraded by PlusNet, for free) 10Mb/s
upload.
My router confirms we really get these connection speeds and says the
'maximum' possible is a *lot* better:-

My neighbour has a Plusnet connection, with a static IP address.
Since exactly midday yesterday (23/11/17) ping responses from his public
IP have been intermittently poor - I see maybe 20 good replies then
several seconds with one or two replies missing.
I use F8Lure to monitor the reliability of his connection. It shows
failures rather like the example...

My latest BT bill shows broadband and line rental charged at £35.99
after many years of separate line rental and bband charges and
various discount, all of which have now vanished.
They have been nagging me with free infinity activation for
ages so out of interest I had a look at what their so-called
offers are :-
cost type speed limit cloud
35.99 (now) adsl2+ ...

Pusnet et al must include line rental when advertising
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https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2017/11/asa-forces-uk-business-isps-include-line-rental-costs-broadband.html
Quuaaaackkkhhh....!!!
So how many *fscking* customers have been robbed of a fair deal
from buying pure fibre by krone tool master baiting
telecum trolls hiding line rental...

we've been with Plusnet for several years and until recently the service has been quite good. But in the last fortnight we've had 24 hours with a download speed of about a tenth of the usual, and since then numerous outages lasting a minute or two. My attempt to get through to Plusnet via their Chat system crashed out after I had been in a queue for over 30 minutes. I've now submitted a...

"Customers would be entitled to automatic compensation, without having
to go through a potentially lengthy and difficult claims process," the
regulator said.
They would receive either a cash payment or a credit on their bill,
with the level of payments set by Ofcom.
The proposed scale of charges would be:
£10 for each calendar day that the service is not repaired

I'm using an Arduino to monitor an alarm and sending an email using
SMTP2GO when an alarm occurs. All works perfectly when connected to VM
(cable) broadband but fails to connect when using a BT broadband
connection and I've tried two! Any ideas?
Peter
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This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
http://www.avg.com

Went with my lad today to look at a new build flat for him.
To my amazement it had a BT FTTP install, complete with powered up
terminal equipment.
So, if he buys the place, and moves in, what are his options ?
From Googling it seems that only a handful of ISPs offer a service.
He'll want unlimited usage, but I assume a 330 meg service will have a

I have a venerable Draytek Vigor 2820n which is now serving simply as
a WiFi router at the far end of my house to provide coverage there.
It has a wired connection to my main (FTTC) Tp-Link router.
It suffers from its WiFi failing after running OK for a day or two.
The symptoms are that it *appears* to work still, i.e. the SSID is
broadcast and one can connect successfully to the WiFi but...

The BT Broadband Availability Checker shows that "WBC FTTC 18x2" is
available on my line. Since my downstream sync speed is only 20 Mbps
at the moment, 18x2 might be a better option than the 40x10 I'm
signed up for currently.
But are any ISPs offering 18x2 ? Can't see any mention on the usual
suspects' web sites.

Creaking copper - the greatest lie ever sold by Bhtee master baiters to UK
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To get more money for fake creeking cupper - bhtee krone tool
master baiters have been with the help of offconn telling
the greatest of all lies about telecum industry to government for
decades.
Bhtee offconn Openoroach have cheated City companies...

A friend has a Sky TV system. There is a main receiver and several
slave boxes. I cannot at the moment tell you the model numbers or other
details.
All are connected to WiFi Access Points and hence via his router to the
internet. His house is fairly large and several access points are
required to get good coverage. He does have Cat5 Ethernet cable
installed at every location where the...

On 01/10/2017 21:28, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 27/09/2017 08:22, Graham J wrote:
Is there a broadband service in Spain or Portugal?* How does it
compare with here in the UK?
Spain has the State Telco with ADSL plus various other offerings using
WiFi, 4G FTTC and Fibre to the premises. ADSL is expensive, especially
if you don't need a phone line. Other services can be...